Convertible couch.



g UNITED sTATEs' PATENT OEEICE.

yARTHUR VVHEATLEY -OE PHILADELPHIA. PENNSYLVANIA, .AssIGNOR To THE CONVERTIBLE COUCH AND CHAIR COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA,

PENNSYLVANIA.

CONVERTIBLE coucI-I.

.Patented Oct. 30, 1906.

January 24, 1906. serial No. 297.64113.

To all whom `it may concern/.v

Be it known that I, ARTHUR WHEATLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Convertible Couch, of l which the following is ai, specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings. .l

This invention relates to convertible couches andsofas; and :the object of the invention is to provide a sofa in which the back thereof is hinged and arrangedto fold downward across the seat-frame and be extended couch or bed of considerable width, the |extendedbaclg forming a slatted support for the mattresses or cushions and not interfering-in any way with the seat-frame or the upholsteringthereof, such slatted support being located above the seat-frame and its cushion or covering.

With the above general obj ect in view the invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated, and claimed. v

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side or end' elevation of the convertible 3o couch and sofa with the parts adjusted for use as a sofa. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same, showing the back folded down -and extended to form a supporting-bottom for the extended couch or bed. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the same. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional elevation showing the construction of the sectional top rail and the manner of hinging and securing the supporting-legs thereof. Fig'. 5 is a detail plan View showing the llegfastening means, and Fig. 6 is a sectional View of the mattresses or cushions.

Referrin lto the drawings, I have therein shown a so a embodyinga seat-frame 1, suitably upholstered or .provided with one or or drawn out llaterally to form a commodious more covering-cushions 2 and having sulp-` frame by rungs 6, giving an ornamental 1inish to the article.

. In carrying out the present invention vthe rails 5 are provided at their rear ends with inwardly-projecting stops 7,.against which the sofa-back, rests when in its upright position.

4 The sofa-back is hinged `between thev end4 The sofa-back comprises, a bottom raill 9 ofl I sufficient width to constitute a supportingrest for the mattresses or cushions 10 and 11 for thel couch or bed Awhen used as such, and

the outer edge of the rail 9 is provided with a retaining-strip 12, projecting upward and inward therefrom to prevent the mattresses or cushions from slipping off the rail 9.

The sofa-back further comprises a top rail composed of inner and outer sections 13 and 14, respectively, the outer section being rabbeted at 15 to receive and house the inner section and forming a draw-bar which is pulled outward away from the inner section 13 in the operation of extending the back to form a supporting-bottom for the mattresses 10 and l1.

The top and bottom rails are connected by extensible rungs, each of which consists of an outer tubular member or section 16 and an linner member or section 17, arranged to slide the back thus extended laterally to form a bed-bottom, the telescopic rungs constituting supporting-slats for the mattresses or cushions 10 and 11.

The draw-bar section 14 is supported by means of legs 18, hinged thereto at 19 and adapted to extend downward and rest on the floor to support the draw-section at a suitable elevation or to be folded u ward and inward over the mattresses or cus 'ons when placed one upon the other on the tubular roo slat members or sections, so as to form mat-4 tress-retainers. The legs 18 may be held folded in engagement with the mattresses by any suitable means-such, for example, as sliding bolts 20, mounted upon and carried by the draw-bar section 14.

When the sofa-back is in an upright position, the mattresses or cushions are concealed behind the back and securely held in place by the retaining means hereinabove described. To convert the sofa into a couch or bed, the back is folded downward toward the front over the seat-frame. The draw-bar is then ulled outward and the legs 18 are released) and folded downward to rest on the floor. The-released mattresses or cushions 10 and 11 are then dis osed properly upon the extended rungs or slats, thus completing the transformation. By reversing the operation vjust described the article is lagain restored to a sofa.

The mattresses, or cushions, one orboth, are preferably, upholstered to correspond to the upholstering of the seat, so that the exposed side of the same showing between the rungs of the back will harmonize with the seat.

Any suitable stop device may be used for reventing the inner rung-sections 17 from being drawn entirely out of the tubular rungsections, and any suitable device may be employed for holding or fastening the supporting-legs 18 in their supporting position.

I claim- 1. A convertible couch and sofa embodyying a seat-frame, supporting means therefor,

'and a hinged back arranged to be folded downward across the seat-frame and comprising Itelescopic rungs the members of which slide one within another and form mattress-supporting slats.

2. A convertible couch and sofa embodying a seat-frame, supporting means therefor, and a hinged back arranged to be folded downward across the seat-frame and comprising extensible telescopic rungs the sections of which slide one within another, a

`movable draw-bar connecting the outer ends gf said rungs, and supporting means for said 3. A convertible couch and sofa embodying a seat-frame, supporting means therefor, and a hinged back arranged to be folded downward across the seat-frame and comprising extensible telescopic rungs the sections of which slide one within another and form mattress-supporting slats, a draw-bar connecting the outer ends of the rungs, and supporting-legs for said draw-bar forming mattress or cushion retainers when the back is in an upright position.

4. A convertible couch and sofa embodying a seat-frame, supporting means therefor, and a hinged back arranged to fold downward across the seat-frame and comprising a bottom rail, a sectional and separable top rail one section of which forms a draw-bar, and extensible telescopic rungs the sections of which slide one within another and form mattress-supporting slats the outer ends of which are connected to and adapted to be pulled outward by the draw-bar section of the top rail.

5. A convertible couch and sofa embodying a seat-frame, supporting means therefor, and a hinged back arranged to fold downward across the seat-frame and comprising a bottom rail extended rearward to form a mattress or cushion rest, a top rail comprising a fixed and a movable section forming a drawbar, and extensible telescopic rungs consisting of outer tubular members connecting the bottom rail with the fixed section of the to rail, and inner members which connect with the draw-bar section of the top rail and slide into the tubular sections or members.

6. A convertible couch and sofa embodying a seat-frame, supporting means therefor, and a hinged back arranged to fold downward across the seat-frame and comprising extensible telescopic rungs the sectlons of which slide one into another and form mattress-supporting slats, a draw-bar connectin the outer ends of the rungs, and mattresshoding means carried b said draw-bar.

7. A convertible couc 1 and sofa embodying a seat-frame, supporting means therefor, and a hinged back arranged to fold downward across the seat-frame and comprising extensible telescopic rungs the sections of which slide one into another and form mattress-supporting slats, a draw-bar connecting the outer ends of said rungs, and su)- porting-legs for said draw-bar adapted to c folded over to clamp and retain the mattress in place when the back is in an upright position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR WHEATLEY. Witnesses z WM. A. ALLrsoN, E. A. WAGNER.

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